Economic assistance and crime: A cross-national investigation

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-238

  Savage, Joanne ^a   Bennett, Richard R ^a   Danner, Mona ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative; Crime; Cross national; Social welfare; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149174646     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370807087645     Document Type: Article

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